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Stray Gas Impacts and Baseline Sampling
Workshop at HARC
July 10, 2014
The Stray Gas Impacts and Baseline Sampling Project is identifying sources of variability in pre-drill (baseline) groundwater data and quantifying their impact on dissolved gas concentrations and other water quality parameters from a series of private residential water supply wells in northeast Pennsylvania, an area of active Marcellus shale gas extraction. The goal is to form a better understanding of the inherent variability in pre-drill and post-drill analytical results and develop recommendations for improved sample collection methods and data interpretation. The workshop will review the results to date and then identify the tasks that need to be performed in order to document standardized protocols for stray gas, air emissions and water measurements.
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Diesel Displacement
Dual Fuel & Bi-Fuel
Part of a series of white papers concerning the use of
natural gas to power drilling and hydraulic fracturing operations.
"As the reality of America's natural gas age comes into view, it seems fitting that more of the equipment used to free that gas will also be powered by it. As a cleaner fuel, natural gas offers the promise of reducing emissions, site footprint and cost."
Read more here...
"POWERED BY NATURAL GAS" (PbNG) is an ongoing research initiative
of the Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program.
"Utilizing Natural Gas as a Primary Fuel Source for the Equipment Used
in Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing"
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EFD Sponsor Highlight
HALLIBURTON
Looking to a future that increasingly includes clean, renewable and sustainable energy, Halliburton's consultants are leading the field from geothermal energy to water management and carbon capture and storage (CSS) with their proven eco-sensitive solutions and expertise.*
Exciting news on the Halliburton's commitment to innovative technologies/approaches towards environmental stewardship.
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Methane Detectors Challenge
This is an effort that EDF launched in April. From now until June 17, EDF and five oil and gas companies (including two EFD Sponsors: Apache and Hess) are accepting proposals from innovators and technology developers for reliable, low-cost technologies capable of continuous detection of methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.
The Goal
Make it easier for the oil and gas industry to rapidly find/repair methane leaks.
The Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems (EFD) Program
is not part of the Methane Detectors Challenge.
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2014 Martz Summer Conference
June 5-6, 2014
 Water and Air Quality Issues
in Oil & Gas Development: The Evolving Framework
of Regulation & Management
Technological advances for extracting oil and gas from shale deposits have ushered in a new era of energy development in key resource-rich pockets throughout the US. In this event, we review the ongoing efforts of governments and industry to develop the regulatory and management practices necessary to protect water and air resources, drawing on the latest scientific research to tackle areas of uncertainty and to inform future action. Some of the questions that will be addressed include:
- Where does the industry get the water (and how much is used)? How does this impact water availability for other uses? Are source waters threatened?
- What happens to the produced and flowback water? Who owns (and is responsible for) this water? What is the life-cycle of water in fracking operations?
- How is air quality impacted and regulated?
- How are water and air contamination (and public health) monitored?
- What land-use rules, zoning practices, set-backs, and other requirements can be used to protect local resources and other community values? What level of government makes these decisions?
- What role does (should) oil and gas development play in a national energy policy?
What types of "best management practices" offer the most promise for effectively managing competing objectives? For more information and to register, visit the CSoL website.
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Addressing Oilfield Emissions
Analyzing Exhaust from Diesel Engines Using Natural Gas Fuel
HARC scientists are geared up to conduct measurements of emissions from oilfield equipment powered by dual fuel diesel engines. Dual fuel engines use natural gas along with diesel fuel to reduce fuel costs and emissions.
Dr. Yiqun Huang, director of the Engine and Emissions Control Program, leads the team taking diesel engine emissions testing and controls technologies to the field in collaboration with the Environmentally Friendly Drilling Systems Program (EFD) Technology Integration Program (TIP) and Powered by Natural Gas (PbNG) research initiative and major U.S. oilfield service providers. In order to conduct precise measurements of substances in the exhaust from dual fuel diesel engines, the team has added new instrumentation and software specifically designed to capture this information. This expanded analytical capability enables the study of this important new technology that is increasingly being used to power drilling and hydraulic fracturing with cleaner emissions.
Read more about natural gas fuel and dual fuel diesel engines at:
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The EFD Website now features various videos of interviews, processes, and field trials.
Coming Soon!
Clean Water
Clean Air
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AIHce 2014 + Stewardship Conference
May 31 - June 5, 2014 San Antonio, Texas
Occupational & Community Health Issues Associated with Hydraulic Fracturing Operations
Natural gas well completion by hydraulic fracturing has received increasing public and regulatory interest.
This roundtable will explore the occupational and community health exposure issues associated with hydraulic fracturing operations, as well as various control measures being utilized at hydraulic fracturing job sites.
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Coming soon - Virtual Hydraulic Fracturing site!
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The EFD program, funded by federal, state and foreign government agencies, industry and environmental organizations, provides unbiased science to policy makers and identifies, develops and tests new technologies, processes and systems to reduce the environmental footprint associated with oil and gas activities, from well site selection through natural gas compression. The program, approximately $4 million per year, is engaged in research and technology transfer activities from the Western Slope of the Rockies to the Ukraine, and from the North Slope of Alaska to Columbia (South America). Research includes land, air and water issues, as well as public perception investigations. The program was honored with the Chairman's Stewards Award for Environmental Partnership at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. For more information, see: www.efdsystems.org.
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